A collection of manuscripts from ancient Egypt reveals the variety of early Christian scriptures before the consolidation of the Bible.
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Codex Sassoon 1053 is not exactly the oldest known complete Hebrew bible. So how can we explain its astronomical price?
The researchers used machine learning to study the 2,000-year-old document.
What’s fascinating about the latest Dead Sea Scrolls discovery is how it reflects the stories of those who wrote the ancient texts, those who kept them safe and the archaeologists who found them.
There is a long history of recalculating historical prophecies and projections based on the theme of four kingdoms.
What do you do when you find something amazing you didn’t expect, and there is no budget in your grant to investigate it?
Some people are comparing current times with the apocalypse. In ancient texts, apocalyptic messages cultivated endurance and encouragement through dire circumstances.
The highly controversial Bible Museum in Washington, D.C., has just announced the withdrawal of five manuscripts deemed counterfeit. Where did these fragments come from and how did they get there?
The real scrolls are considered priceless. Here’s why.
Painstaking reconstruction of fragments of text has revealed the working draft of an ancient Jewish calendar and priestly duty schedule.
A mysterious papyrus said to come from the Judaen Desert could be the first to reveal the name of Jerusalem.
Radiocarbon dating has transformed our understanding of the past 50,000 years. Professor Willard Libby produced the first radiocarbon dates in 1949 and was later awarded the Nobel Prize for his efforts…
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Docteur ès sciences historiques et philologiques, maître de conférences HDR, membre honoraire de l’IUF, Université de Strasbourg
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Professor of Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism, King's College London
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Research Officer, Radiocarbon Facility, Australian National University
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Research Fellow in Digital Theology, Director of CODEC Research Centre, Durham University
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics and Religious Studies, Hamilton College
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Professor of Early Christianity, Cornell University
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Lecturer in Biblical Studies, School of Theology, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Chaiken Family Chair in Jewish Studies, Penn State
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Associate Vice President Research, Athabasca University
